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Iitti

Iitti
IittiItis
Municipality
Iitin kunta
Coat of arms of Iitti
Coat of arms
Location of Iitti in Finland
Location of Iitti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E / 60.883; 26.333Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E / 60.883; 26.333
Country  Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Sub-region Kouvola sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipality manager Riku Rönnholm
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 589.78 km2 (227.72 sq mi)
 • Land 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi)
 • Water 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi)
Area rank 142nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 6,892
 • Rank 141st largest in Finland
 • Density 11.69/km2 (30.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.8% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 14.7%
 • 15 to 64 63.3%
 • 65 or older 22%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 18.5%
Climate Dfc
Website www.iitti.fi

Iitti (Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 6,892 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 589.78 square kilometres (227.72 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila.

In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Isokylä, Jokue, Kalaksue, Kauramaa, Kausala (Kausansaari), Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Konttila, Koskenniska, Kukonoja, Kuukso, Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka (Kymentausta), Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Maunuksela, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Parikka, Perheniemi, Piilahti, Puolakka, Pyörylä, Radansuu, Ruokoniemi, Saaranen, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhtee, Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Vuolenkoski and Väärtti.


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